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- Title
"How Many Lesbians Does It Take. . .": Jokes, Teasing, and the Negotiation of Stereotypes about Lesbians.
- Authors
Queen, Robin
- Abstract
This article examines how women in two different social networks, a lesbian feminist network and a recreational softball team, embed formulaic jokes and teasing within larger interactions in order to stake out a stance with respect to culturally salient stereotypes about lesbians. The women balance the competing and complex demands of an orientation to social similarity and social differentiation.
- Subjects
WOMEN'S social networks; SOCIAL networks; SOFTBALL teams; WOMEN; LESBIANS; LESBIAN feminism; DIFFERENTIATION (Sociology); STEREOTYPES; WIT &; humor
- Publication
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 2005, Vol 15, Issue 2, p239
- ISSN
1055-1360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1525/jlin.2005.15.2.239